"greaseproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: greaseproof [positive], more greaseproof [comparative], most greaseproof [superlative]
Etymology: grease + -proof Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|grease|proof}} grease + -proof Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is greaseproof, it is resistant to grease.
    Sense id: simple-greaseproof-en-adj-dFiub67F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -proof
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